The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1949 Starting On R.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on R? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1949 - sorted by popularity. Click on a name to learn more. The rank next to each name is the position on the overall top list for boys
this specific year.
| Rank | Name | How Unique? | Total births this year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Robert | 1 in 20 (4.92%) | 83,746 |
| 7 | Richard | 1 in 33 (2.99%) | 50,902 |
| 11 | Ronald | 1 in 54 (1.85%) | 31,456 |
| 25 | Roger | 1 in 133 (0.75%) | 12,800 |
| 30 | Raymond | 1 in 151 (0.66%) | 11,298 |
| 50 | Ralph | 1 in 253 (0.4%) | 6,735 |
| 51 | Roy | 1 in 257 (0.39%) | 6,610 |
| 65 | Ronnie | 1 in 326 (0.31%) | 5,228 |
| 69 | Russell | 1 in 340 (0.29%) | 5,000 |
| 79 | Randall | 1 in 410 (0.24%) | 4,149 |
| 87 | Rodney | 1 in 446 (0.22%) | 3,818 |
| 92 | Randy | 1 in 471 (0.21%) | 3,613 |
| 109 | Ray | 1 in 632 (0.16%) | 2,694 |
| 148 | Ricky | 1 in 957 (0.1%) | 1,778 |
| 170 | Randolph | 1 in 1,273 (0.08%) | 1,337 |
| 171 | Rick | 1 in 1,279 (0.08%) | 1,331 |
| 177 | Roland | 1 in 1,421 (0.07%) | 1,198 |
| 189 | Reginald | 1 in 1,593 (0.06%) | 1,068 |
| 191 | Rickey | 1 in 1,612 (0.06%) | 1,056 |
| 203 | Ruben | 1 in 1,791 (0.06%) | 950 |
| 207 | Rex | 1 in 1,848 (0.05%) | 921 |
| 224 | Rudolph | 1 in 2,187 (0.05%) | 778 |
| 236 | Ross | 1 in 2,351 (0.04%) | 724 |
| 243 | Rudy | 1 in 2,484 (0.04%) | 685 |
| 246 | Rodger | 1 in 2,606 (0.04%) | 653 |
| 251 | Robin | 1 in 2,706 (0.04%) | 629 |
| 252 | Raul | 1 in 2,714 (0.04%) | 627 |
| 261 | Roosevelt | 1 in 2,899 (0.03%) | 587 |
| 281 | Roberto | 1 in 3,105 (0.03%) | 548 |
| 294 | Ron | 1 in 3,502 (0.03%) | 486 |
| 298 | Rufus | 1 in 3,613 (0.03%) | 471 |
| 304 | Ramon | 1 in 3,708 (0.03%) | 459 |
| 306 | Ricardo | 1 in 3,748 (0.03%) | 454 |
| 324 | Randal | 1 in 4,141 (0.02%) | 411 |
| 337 | Roderick | 1 in 4,807 (0.02%) | 354 |
| 364 | Rene | 1 in 5,616 (0.02%) | 303 |
| 366 | Ronny | 1 in 5,828 (0.02%) | 292 |
| 375 | Royce | 1 in 5,950 (0.02%) | 286 |
| 380 | Rickie | 1 in 6,166 (0.02%) | 276 |
| 404 | Rafael | 1 in 7,091 (0.01%) | 240 |
| 407 | Rocky | 1 in 7,242 (0.01%) | 235 |
| 411 | Rodolfo | 1 in 7,431 (0.01%) | 229 |
| 432 | Reed | 1 in 8,383 (0.01%) | 203 |
| 457 | Reynaldo | 1 in 10,010 (0.01%) | 170 |
| 459 | Roscoe | 1 in 10,130 (0.01%) | 168 |
| 461 | Rocco | 1 in 10,190 (0.01%) | 167 |
| 465 | Ramiro | 1 in 10,377 (0.01%) | 164 |
| 481 | Reuben | 1 in 11,270 (0.01%) | 151 |
| 485 | Randell | 1 in 11,498 (0.01%) | 148 |
| 505 | Riley | 1 in 12,991 (0.01%) | 131 |
| 516 | Rogelio | 1 in 13,614 (0.01%) | 125 |
| 525 | Russel | 1 in 14,181 (0.01%) | 120 |
| 540 | Rogers | 1 in 14,670 (0.01%) | 116 |
| 573 | Roman | 1 in 17,913 (0.01%) | 95 |
| 597 | Reid | 1 in 19,561 (0.01%) | 87 |
| 598 | Rory | 1 in 19,561 (0.01%) | 87 |
| 612 | Robbie | 1 in 21,009 (0%) | 81 |
| 621 | Royal | 1 in 22,101 (0%) | 77 |
| 644 | Rayford | 1 in 23,969 (0%) | 71 |
| 645 | Regis | 1 in 23,969 (0%) | 71 |
| 673 | Rod | 1 in 27,012 (0%) | 63 |
| 693 | Raleigh | 1 in 29,341 (0%) | 58 |
| 694 | Reggie | 1 in 29,341 (0%) | 58 |
| 700 | Rand | 1 in 29,856 (0%) | 57 |
| 713 | Ryan | 1 in 30,941 (0%) | 55 |
| 731 | Rolando | 1 in 33,368 (0%) | 51 |
| 741 | Refugio | 1 in 34,035 (0%) | 50 |
| 760 | Rosendo | 1 in 36,995 (0%) | 46 |
| 761 | Rubin | 1 in 36,995 (0%) | 46 |
| 800 | Raymundo | 1 in 41,506 (0%) | 41 |
| 810 | Reyes | 1 in 44,783 (0%) | 38 |
| 819 | Rollin | 1 in 45,994 (0%) | 37 |
| 831 | Rolland | 1 in 47,271 (0%) | 36 |
| 840 | Reymundo | 1 in 50,052 (0%) | 34 |
| 841 | Rusty | 1 in 50,052 (0%) | 34 |
| 849 | Rudolfo | 1 in 51,569 (0%) | 33 |
| 856 | Reynold | 1 in 53,180 (0%) | 32 |
| 881 | Roel | 1 in 58,682 (0%) | 29 |
| 929 | Rolf | 1 in 68,071 (0%) | 25 |
| 930 | Rupert | 1 in 68,071 (0%) | 25 |
| 939 | Raphael | 1 in 70,907 (0%) | 24 |
| 956 | Raynaldo | 1 in 73,990 (0%) | 23 |
| 957 | Romeo | 1 in 73,990 (0%) | 23 |
| 978 | Rosario | 1 in 81,036 (0%) | 21 |
| 979 | Russ | 1 in 81,036 (0%) | 21 |
| 997 | Randel | 1 in 85,088 (0%) | 20 |
| 998 | Rojelio | 1 in 85,088 (0%) | 20 |
| 1020 | Raymon | 1 in 94,543 (0%) | 18 |
| 1021 | Rigoberto | 1 in 94,543 (0%) | 18 |
| 1022 | Rosevelt | 1 in 94,543 (0%) | 18 |
| 1045 | Rodrigo | 1 in 100,104 (0%) | 17 |
| 1046 | Rudolf | 1 in 100,104 (0%) | 17 |
| 1091 | Robby | 1 in 113,451 (0%) | 15 |
| 1092 | Rondal | 1 in 113,451 (0%) | 15 |
| 1093 | Ronney | 1 in 113,451 (0%) | 15 |
| 1115 | Rey | 1 in 121,555 (0%) | 14 |
| 1116 | Rob | 1 in 121,555 (0%) | 14 |
| 1145 | Raoul | 1 in 130,905 (0%) | 13 |
| 1146 | Rueben | 1 in 130,905 (0%) | 13 |
| 1216 | Raeford | 1 in 154,706 (0%) | 11 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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